"Old Xu, why don't you stay up until midnight?"

"No need, trust me, I can do it."

"Then...Okay then! Go to bed first! I'll call you when the time comes."

"Well, be careful."

Xu Lingjun nodded in agreement and slowly walked into the tent to rest.

After learning about the wild wolves attacking the horses, they discussed and decided to divide into two groups to keep watch over the past few nights.

Guo Paozi was worried that Xu Lingjun had no experience in dealing with wild wolves, and wanted to let Xu Lingjun guard the first half of the night, which was less dangerous, but Xu Lingjun did not agree. He planned to see if he could subdue the old wolf king, and even wanted to subdue the entire wolf pack.

This will save the herdsmen from suffering in the future.

Moreover, he also wanted to test how many system rewards he could get through this method.

The night is getting darker.

The horses also gather together to keep warm and rest, with the adult horses sleeping on the outside, while the young horses are surrounded inside and lie on the grass to sleep.

In the darkness, herdsmen rode horses to patrol near the horses to prevent them from being attacked by wild wolves.

Although an old wolf king would not be able to eat a horse on its own, it would still be troublesome if it hurt the horse.

Moreover, they are also worried that this will attract more wild wolves.

"Hey, Lao Xu, wake up."

In the middle of the night, Guo Paizi got into the tent, reached out and patted Xu Lingjun's body, and shouted softly.

"Well, is everything okay?"

Xu Lingjun slowly opened his eyes and asked with a smile.

In fact, Guo Paizi had been awake since he first opened the tent, but in order not to appear so special, he did not open his eyes immediately.

"No, let alone wolves, I didn't even see a rabbit."

Guo Paozi said angrily.

He originally planned to see if he could catch a few rabbits during the night watch!

As a result, not even a single rabbit hair was seen.

However, this also shows that there should be wild wolves nearby.

"Haha, then go to sleep!"

Xu Lingjun quickly put on his clothes, said something with a smile, then opened the tent and walked out.

"Brother Xu!"

"Brother Xu!"

At this time, Dong Haisheng and Shi Dongwei were already adding firewood to the fire pit. When they saw him coming out, they shouted softly.

The temperature difference between day and night in the Qilian Mountains is quite large. If the fire is not heated up, it will make people shiver with cold. Moreover, with the fire, wild wolves can also be driven away to a certain extent.

However, these have no impact on Xu Lingjun.

He took a deep breath of cold air and felt his head clear up a lot. Then he opened his eyes and turned to look at the horses.

Although he could not see as clearly as during the day, with his extremely extraordinary eyesight, he could still see the movements of the horses very clearly.

After seeing nothing unusual, he walked over to the fire bed and sat down. Then he took out a handful of sunflower seeds from his pocket and handed them to Dong Haisheng and Shi Dongwei.

"Brother Xu, are you really not going to live your life anymore?"

Dong Haisheng reached out to take the sunflower seeds and asked in surprise.

You know, melon seeds, peanuts, candies, etc., are only bought during festivals and weddings to entertain guests, but usually they are reluctant to buy them to eat!

Although these melon seeds are not very expensive, only three or four cents per pound, there are many ways to spend money on living. If you are not diligent and thrifty, it will be too late when you need money urgently.

"It's okay, just eat if I give it to you! Anyway, now I can feed myself alone and the whole family is not hungry, so I won't be unable to survive this life."

Xu Lingjun explained with a smile.

He knew that this might make others think that he was lavish, but he couldn't let himself be so miserable just because of this.

If that's the case, then what's the point of living for him?

"Haha, then you don't plan to save some money to marry a wife?"

Dong Haisheng teased with a narrow look.

"Do you think it's a money issue?"

Xu Lingjun raised his eyebrows and asked rhetorically.

"Forehead..."

Dong Haisheng was suddenly speechless and didn't know what to say.

Indeed, with Xu Lingjun's conditions, if it weren't for the Lao You hat on his head, it is estimated that his children would almost be able to get a wife now.

He knew that Xu Lingjun was originally a teacher.

"Haha, I think it's good for Brother Xu to be like this. Having a happy life is more important than anything else."

Shi Dongwei suddenly smiled and said something.

"Hey! When did you learn to speak truth?"

Dong Haisheng glared at Shi Dongwei and said angrily.

"This is not what I said. This is what my mother told me. She said that no matter what happens in your life, you should think of the best and live happily."

Shi Dongwei shook his head and said somewhat depressedly.

"Forehead..."

Dong Haisheng was suddenly speechless again.

How should he answer this?

"Dong Wei, your mother is right, a lot of things may happen in a person's life, some good and some bad, but the only thing we can do is to face it bravely."

Xu Lingjun said with some emotion.

After hearing this, Dong Haisheng and Shi Dongwei were silent for a while.

They thought of Xu Lingjun's suffering experience for so many years. If it were them, they would have no confidence that they would be able to survive until now.

"Okay, let's take a look at the situation of the horses first, and don't let the wolves cause trouble."

Xu Lingjun waved his hand and said.

After saying that, he got up and walked towards his group of horses.

Dong Haisheng and Shi Dongwei looked at each other and got up and got busy.

Time passed bit by bit, and soon it was about 3 o'clock in the morning.

While Xu Lingjun was warming himself by the fire pit, he turned his head from time to time to check the movements of the horses.

Dong Haisheng and Shi Dongwei, on the other hand, were cracking the melon seeds with contented faces, even the shells of the melon seeds, chewing them one by one in their mouths and tasting the taste, just like chewing gum.

"Hey, Brother Xu, where did you buy these melon seeds? I will buy some when I go to the county next time. They are really delicious."

Dong Haisheng spat out the melon seed shell with some reluctance, and then asked with a smile.

"Oh, I asked someone to send it from Beijing. If you want it, I will write to someone to send some next time."

Xu Lingjun smiled slightly and said the excuse he had already thought of.

"Oh! Then... let's forget it! This is quite troublesome."

Dong Haisheng hesitated and refused.

"It's okay, this isn't given to you for free. My friend works in a supply and marketing cooperative. It won't be troublesome to get something."

Xu Lingjun raised his eyebrows, waved his hands and said with a smile.

"That's it! Isn't the price very expensive?"

Dong Haisheng hesitated for a moment and asked a little embarrassedly.

The melon seeds tasted so good and they were sent from such a far away place, so he was a little worried that the price was too expensive.

"No, the price is the same as what we buy in the county."

Xu Lingjun was stunned for a moment, and then said with some humor.

After saying that, he did not forget to glance towards the horses.

At this glance, he suddenly met a pair of green eyes.

Suddenly, his eyes narrowed, then he stood up and quickly rushed towards the horses.
Chapter completed!